SOUTH AFRICA

International experts for 2010 broadcast

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Former Sky Sports executive producer and director of football Colin Davidson and former ESPN and ITV producer and series editor Rupert Bush will soon pack their bags and head for South Africa to lend a 'helping hand' to the SABC during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

'Confident' SABC announces 2010 broadcast plans

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The SABC, as the FIFA World Cup's official broadcaster, announced its broadcasting plans for the tournament on Thursday, 13 May 2010. Peter Kwele, 2010 projects GM, said the SABC is confident that it will deliver the World Cup as it has never been done before. Read more >>

AFRICA

90% of World Cup tickets sold

PRETORIA: FIFA has sold about 90% of the more than three million tickets made available for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the Local Organising Committee said. Read more >>

AFRICA

2010 Maputo Ad Festival jury announced

AMEP, organisers of the 5th Maputo International Advertising Festival, have announced the international jury members for the event. José Bomtempo, founder of BAR-BomtempoAnahoryRalha, has been appointed chairman of the jury. The Gold and Grand Prix Awards winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on 27 May 2010, at the Girassol Indy Village in Maputo. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Ranking the Loeries

The 2010 Loerie Awards will have an official ranking of winners in order to provide a transparent report on the outcome of the awards, and to avoid different and sometimes confusing claims, the organisers announced on Wednesday, 12 May 2010. Read more >>

AFRICA

Net Prophet 2010: digital explosion in Africa imminent

[Sindy Peters] Net Prophet 2010 almost doubled its attendance figures since last year, filling the Old Mutual Business School auditorium in Pinelands, Cape Town, South Africa, to near capacity yesterday, Thursday, 13 May 2010. Geeks and non-geeks alike gather at this annual event, along with industry thought-leaders, to share experiences, insights and a way forward with budding technology entrepreneurs. Read more >>

UGANDA

World Cup reading initiative starts in Uganda

[Walter Wafula] Thousands of young newspaper readers in Uganda are set to benefit from a key World Cup educational partnership between Monitor Publications, the World Association of Newspapers and the International Association of Sports Newspapers. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Pick a flick with Naviflix

Launched by Flip Media, one of the largest interactive agencies in the Middle East, the new iPhone and iPad application Naviflix is intended to be a one-stop-shop mobile application that gives users instant access to real time movie listings and show times for cinemas across South Africa. First launched in the Middle Eastern market at the beginning of April 2010, it has reportedly become the number one paid entertainment application in this region. Read more >>

AFRICA

Kenya Airways onboard with TLC

Kenya Airways has appointed Primedia's TLC to run a three-month advertising campaign targeting potential travellers and holiday-makers. According to TLC's Brett Tucker, the aim of the campaign, running from April to June, is to generate awareness around the destinations to which Kenya Airways travels. Read more >>

AFRICA

AFCON 2010 photo comp winner announced

JOHANNESBURG: Barry Aldsworth from Back Page Pix in South Africa has been named the winner of the CAF/Standard Bank Photo of the Tournament Competition. The competition entailed producing an iconic image that would capture the passion, excitement and euphoria of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Tournament of 2010. Read more >>

AFRICA

African joins Oxford Journal of Social Entrepreneurship board

Professor Boris Urban, full-time professor of entrepreneurship and chair in entrepreneurship (Lamberti Foundation) at the Wits Business School (WBS) has been appointed to the editorial board of the Oxford Journal of Social Entrepreneurship. His research efforts into social entrepreneurship has resulted in this achievement. Prof. Urban is an NRF-rated researcher and has published extensively in this field. Read more >>

AFRICA

SANGONeT e-consults African citizens

African Monitor and various partners, including ONE and the Southern Africa Trust, are facilitating face-to-face consultations around the continent to develop a citizen-driven agenda for Africa. The #AfricanAgenda2010 e-consultation survey, co-ordinated by SANGONeT, is open to all African citizens, including the diaspora. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Facebook used to lobby Econet into bankrolling soccer

[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwean football fans have taken the unusual step of lobbying Econet Wireless Zimbabwe to bankroll the cash-strapped domestic premier soccer league (PSL) which has been without a sponsor for three years. Read more >>